OL Sports Roundup

OL Cricket – Lancing Rovers

We welcomed 16-times Cricketer Cup winners the Old Tonbridgians to Lancing on 12 June. Lancing beat the Old Tonbridgians by four wickets; it was an extraordinary day’s cricket for the players and spectators.

The Rovers pulled off another win at Clifton College in Bristol on 26 June, beating the Old Cliftonians by four wickets. Their reward being a home quarter-final on 10 July against the Bradfield Waifs who saw off the Eton Ramblers.

Our annual Rovers Week (which has been running for over 75 years now!) took place at Lancing from Monday 11 July to Friday 15 July.

The matches that week were (as is always the case) against: Uppingham Rovers, Sussex Martlets, Cranleigh, Oundle Rovers and The Ivy Club.

Our fixtures offer varying degrees of ‘difficulty’ so there are opportunities for players of all abilities. Regardless of the result the social aspect never disappoints.

If anyone would like to play, make their debut or come back to the fold please contact us via social media or email us at lancingroverscc@btinternet.com

OL Golf Society

The Spring meeting took place at West Surrey Golf Club on 26 May. Congratulations to Oliver Harris who won the President’s Trophy in the morning singles with a fine Stableford score of 36 points on this demanding layout. Second was Nick Evans and third last year’s champion Nigel Munn who both also registered scores in the thirties. Well done to these three and thanks to all those who took part.

The 2022 Halford Hewitt Scratch team arrived in Sandwich adorned in black tie for the now traditional pre-competition dinner in the Royal St George’s clubhouse. This year’s debutants were Rufus Dennis, James Barrington and Eric Brünjes. We were also in the unique position of having one of our own team members, Laird Shepherd, competing in The Masters at Augusta.

Gale force winds and a crowd of 50 did not stop Rufus Dennis rolling a 35ft putt to gimme territory on the first playoff hole in the deciding game against The Leys. This clutch moment saw the team through to the second round of the tournament for the first time in a while.

So who next ...? Harrow. After the first victory, confidence in the camp was high but sadly Harrow beat us on this occasion.

A great fun few days were had by all and we go back into training ready to better ourselves in 2023.

goals they needed to climb the table. The 2s had a more difficult end to the season and were sadly relegated to the division below. However, this division is full of predominantly second teams which should make the games more competitive and more localised which should make travelling to games easier. A huge thank you to Hector Mendoza-Sharman and to Louis Glasser for helping to run the side.

The Lancing Old Boys Football Club is looking forward to next season, our pre-season will start in late August and we are always keen to onboard new players and recent leavers from the College. We play fixtures in and around London on Saturdays from September to April. Please get in touch with mrlobfc@gmail.com if you are interested in finding out more. We welcome all playing abilities and it is a privilege to have the opportunity to play Club football after Lancing.

OL Squash

After a two-year hiatus, the OL squash team (right) had a strong run in the Londonderry Cup, reaching another final before losing 3-2 to Harrow in a dramatic finals night at the RAC Club Pall Mall.

On the night: Lancing seeds 1 & 2 won their games in straight sets whilst our 3 & 5 lost in straight sets, leaving the deciding match to the 4th strings. Lancing (Peter Berkley) led 9-6 in the 5th and deciding game before succumbing to an injury. Possibly more painful for the Lancing-strong gallery, and after a delay and despite Lancing battling to a match point, we agonisingly lost 12-10!

We will be back next season and as always welcome new OLs who would like to get involved. A reminder that as a team we only enter the one competition (the Londonderry Cup) but would be keen to organise some ‘internal’ games with anyone interested.

Tom Maberly (Teme 1992–1997) maberlytom@gmail.com 07739 305 216

LOBFC

The 1s finished their season in spectacular fashion with a 1-0 win away against Old Malvernians, with Josh Fawssett scoring the winner. The 1-0 scoreline was kind to the Old Malverians as the LOBs put in a commanding performance to ease any relegation concerns the team had faced earlier on in the season. The team finished in 7th place in the league and above the likes of the Old Salopians who were last season’s Arthur Dunn Cup finalists. Felix Haxby led the side with maturity and a good run of results post-Christmas including wins against Highgate, Old Marlburians, Old Berkhamstedians, and a crucial last-minute draw with Old Rugbeians was enough to cement the team’s status in Division One of the Arthurian League. A more settled back four and the regular presence of Luke Davies in goal also helped turn the team’s fortunes around. Josh Fawssett and Demi Abiru provided the team with the